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Exactly, it's all product, so many nuts to so much chocolate. They probably see "Atlantic City" as less marketable than "Roman Holiday" or "Fatal Attraction" because you can't pigeonhole it. What makes it great isn't a star or a story but something more diaphanous, a concurrence of light and...

The Paramount that "Atlantic City" did well for no longer exists.

One more thought. This film should be mentioned in the same breath, not only with "The Conformist" but also "Chinatown". Of course, that's my opinion, but I'm not speaking lightly. So for those of you who haven't seen this film and are undecided. Don't be. Just see it.

"I've never understood why Louis Malle's 1980 production, Atlantic City, hasn't had a respectful life on home video." Me neither. I saw this film when it came out and was blown away. I'm going to write a bit about it, mostly for those who haven't seen it, for, as Mr. Harris writes above, this...